Sanders, other U.S. Democratic 2020 candidates back workers in dispute with McDonald’s
As a part of a push to increase the minimum wage for American workers, Bernie Sanders, a U.S. senator and Democratic presidential candidate, on Thursday waded into a dispute between McDonald’s Corp and its employees.
Bank CEO Calk charged in scheme to win a job in Trump administration
Federal prosecutors on Thursday unsealed criminal charges against Federal Savings Bank CEO Stephen Calk accusing him of corruptly approving high-risk loans to President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort in exchange for trying to sec…
Pompeo slams release of “American Taliban” as unconscionable: Fox
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized the pending release on Thursday of John Walker Lindh, the American captured in 2001 fighting for the Taliban, and said he believed the decision needed to be reviewed.
Florida to execute man convicted of abducting, killing eight women in 1984
A 65-year-old man known as one of Florida’s most notorious serial killers who was convicted of kidnapping, sexually assaulting and killing eight women in 1984 is scheduled to be executed on Thursday.
U.S. prosecutors weigh death penalty for accused Pittsburgh synagogue shooter
The case of Robert Bowers, the man accused of massacring 11 people at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue last year was set to return to a federal courtroom on Thursday, as prosecutors weigh whether to pursue the death penalty against him.
Swimming, s’mores and shots: Camps harden vaccine rules in U.S. measles outbreak
As the United States battles its worst measles outbreak in 25 years, summer camps are tightening their policies on vaccines, with some prepared to turn away children whose parents opted not to vaccinate them against the disease.
Texas environmentalists plan lawsuit against Valero for pollution
Three Texas environmental groups notified Valero Energy Corp on Wednesday of plans to file a lawsuit under the U.S. Clean Air Act for pollution at the company’s Port Arthur, Texas, refinery, the organizations said.
Navy SEAL’s murder trial delayed over defense claims of prosecutor misconduct
A judge in the court-martial of a decorated Navy SEAL charged with war crimes in Iraq said on Wednesday the trial would start at least a few days late as lawyers on both sides grappled over allegations that prosecutors illegally snooped on the defense….
New Jersey man charged with threatening to bomb Trump Tower
A 20-year-old New Jersey man accused of threatening on social media to “shoot everybody” at a pro-Israel march and bomb the Trump Tower skyscraper in New York City was arrested on Wednesday on a string of federal charges, prosecutors said.
Pilot reports flash just before fatal mid-air Alaska plane collision
The surviving pilot in last week’s fatal mid-air plane collision in Alaska saw a flash just before the two planes collided with a “large, loud impact,” according to a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report issued on Wednesday.
